Latinist

[ lat-n-ist ]

noun

1. a specialist in Latin.

Latinist

/ ˈlætɪnɪst /

noun

1. a person who studies or is proficient in Latin

Word History and Origins

Origin of Latinist¹

From the Medieval Latin word latīnista, dating back to 1530–40. See Latin, -ist

Example Sentences

Such is the horrific premise of “The Latinist,” a superb literary suspense novel that calls to mind an earlier such debut, Donna Tartt’s ‘The Secret History.”

From Washington Post

Another Latinist had dated the Italian poet and filmmaker Pier Paolo Pasolini in his youth before becoming a priest and had a habit of screaming profanities.

From New York Times

And I know we make fun of Bunny for being such a dreadful Latinist, but he’d managed to eke out a pretty competent little English translation of the more recent entries.

From Literature

“He’s on record as saying that he’s not sure the discipline deserves a future,” Denis Feeney, a Latinist at Princeton, told me.

From New York Times

Known by the Swiss Guards as “the gas-station attendant” because of his blue work shirt and pants, Foster was occasionally controversial, always charming and not whom you’d expect to serve as the Vatican’s head Latinist.

From New York Times